This film shows the return of otters to the river that narrator Charles Hamilton James has known since he was a boy. We see his attempts to gain the trust of a mother otter and its cubs, filming them in their new domain, along with other wildlife such as kingfishers and mallards.

Protection plea . . . Richard Moore, executive director of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, carries a photo of the harp seal the fund says could be threatened with extinction. Mr Moore was among activists petitioning the Commission for Canada yesterday to stop a Canadian firm setting up a trade in harp seal parts in Shanghai.